Cao Wenxuan strode back into the front courtyard, and several of his men hurried over to meet him.
Cao Wenxuan waved them off, signaling them to keep quiet.
Cao Wenxuan deliberately gave Xiuhe a few extra looks before raising a thumb at Li Yun, who had followed him out. "Kid, you've got good luck. Your cousin's a fine girl. Cherish her."
With that, he let out a strange laugh and left with his men.
Whether he had believed Li Yun or not was anyone's guess.
Li Yun kept smiling ingratiatingly. Only after personally seeing Cao Wenxuan and his party off did he shut the front gate again.
"Young master..."
"What did you say to him in there?"
Xiuhe looked at him curiously.
Li Yun gave her an exasperated look. "What else? I told him the truth, of course. I said my name was Lin Zishan and that I'd eloped here with my cousin..."
Xiuhe's pretty face reddened. "And he believed you?" she asked, sounding a little guilty.
Li Yun shook his head. "I don't know whether he believed me, but that's the only story I could tell. We've already shown our faces to Fifth Uncle and Fifth Aunt, so we have to stick to it. Keeping our stories straight will save us trouble."
"Still, I get the feeling this Cao Wenxuan... Well, that fat man just now. There's something interesting about him."
Xiuhe paused.
"Interesting? What do you mean?"
"I mean he's interesting. Nothing more."
"But what exactly do you mean by that?"
"Nothing else. I mean exactly one thing: he's interesting..."
Xiuhe: "..."
She felt as though she must have lost her mind.
Here she was, going around in circles with her young master over what he meant. It was sheer nonsense.
Seeing her bewildered expression, Li Yun couldn't